- Types Of Speech
- You can use pound as a noun or as a verb in a sentence.
- About Pound
- A 1 syllables noun and 5 letters with the letters d, n, o, p, and u, 3 consonants, 2 vowels and 1 syllables with the middle letter u. Pound starts with and ends in a consonant with the starting letters p, po, pou, poun, and the ending characters are d, nd, und, ound, ..
- Definition
- The act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows); "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard"; "the pounding of feet on the hallway"
- Origin/Roots
- Middle English
- School Grade
- Pound is set as a grade four word that starts with p, ends with d, 1 syllables, 2 vowels and 5 letters.
- Scrabble
- Is pound a scrabble word? A 8 point word in scrabble. Check the word games tab below for probability, odds and more.
- Pig Latin
- Pound in Pig Latin is said as "oundpay or oundpway".
- Unigram
- p | o | u | n | d
- Bigram
- po | ou | un | nd
- Trigram
- pou | oun | und
- Quadrigram
- poun | ound
- Word Gram
- Noun Examples
- the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows);
"the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard";
"the pounding of feet on the hallway" - a public enclosure for stray or unlicensed dogs;
"unlicensed dogs will be taken to the pound" - United States writer who lived in Europe;
strongly influenced the development of modern literature (1885-1972) - a nontechnical unit of force equal to the mass of 1 pound with an acceleration of free fall equal to 32 feet/sec/sec
- the basic unit of money in Great Britain;
equal to 100 pence - the basic unit of money in Cyprus;
equal to 100 cents - the basic unit of money in Egypt;
equal to 100 piasters - formerly the basic unit of money in Ireland;
equal to 100 pence - the basic unit of money in Lebanon;
equal to 100 piasters - the basic unit of money in the Sudan;
equal to 100 piasters - the basic unit of money in Syria;
equal to 100 piasters - 16 ounces;
"he tried to lift 100 pounds"
- Verb Examples
- break down and crush by beating, as with a pestle;
"pound the roots with a heavy flat stone" - place or shut up in a pound;
"pound the cows so they don't stray" - shut up or confine in any enclosure or within any bounds or limits;
"The prisoners are safely pounded" - partition off into compartments;
"The locks pound the water of the canal" - strike or drive against with a heavy impact;
"ram the gate with a sledgehammer";
"pound on the door" - move rhythmically;
"Her heart was beating fast" - move heavily or clumsily;
"The heavy man lumbered across the room"
| Synonym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abrade | strike against an object "She stubbed her one''s toe in the dark and now it''s broken" |
| Abrasion | the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice |
| Ache | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| Aching | a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain |
| Acoustic Meatus | |
| Acoustic Nerve | |
| Affray | a noisy fight |
| Afghan | tall graceful breed of hound with a long silky coat native to the Near East |
| Afghani | an Iranian language spoken in Afghanistan and Pakistan the official language of Afghanistan |
| Agonise | suffer agony or anguish |
View all cognitive synonyms for Pound
| Anagram | Definition |
|---|---|
| Pound | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard" "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
View English words with the unique letters used in pound. Words With The Letters Dnopu
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Hammer | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard" "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
| Poke | (boxing) a blow with the fist "I gave him a clout on his nose" |
| Pound | the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows) "the sudden hammer of fists caught him off guard" "the pounding of feet on the hallway" |
| Ram | uncastrated adult male sheep "a British term is `tup''" |
| Ram Down | |
| Thump | a heavy blow with the hand |
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| Blow | forceful exhalation through the nose or mouth "he gave his nose a loud blow" "he blew out all the candles with a single puff" |
| Word | Scrabble | Words With Friends | Word Chums | 4Pics1Word | Jumble |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pound (5 letters) | 8 | 11 | pound | ||
| Upbound (7 letters) | 12 +4 | 17 +6 | bdnopuu |
Pound Is In These Word Lists
- Starts With P
- Ends With D
- Spelled With / Contains Letters
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